Early baseball in Massachusetts/Club 24
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Location | Massachusetts |
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Year | 1860 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 28 |
Note on date | No Later than May 1860 |
City | Salem |
State | MA |
Nickname | Franklin |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Salem Register, May 31, 1860, reports that the Franklin BBC was formed May 28th, and adopted the Massachusetts rules.
Salem MA (1860 pop. about 22,222) is about 15 miles NE of Boston.
Query: can we confirm whether this club used association rules?
Sources
Salem Register, May 31, 1860